KPUPR Will Meeting On Toll Rates Discounts Ahead Of Nataru 2023

Toll road illustration (Photo: dock. intermediate)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) said there was a government plan to provide a discount on toll rates ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays or Nataru.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of PUPR Endra S. Atmawidjaja said that currently his party will only conduct a study on the determination of the policy.

"The toll rate that has not been decided, has not yet been held a work meeting," said Endra after being met at the Hunindotech 4.0 event at The Westin Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday, November 14.

Endra assessed that the provision of toll tariff discounts would be effective in spreading vehicle density, especially during the momentum of holidays and national holidays such as Christmas and New Year.

Therefore, Endra said the government would consider and review the re-implementation of the policy at the Nataru 2023 momentum.

"(Thursday it will be discussed), if the toll tariff discount is used to spread traffic, yes, so that it is part of the traffic management. For Eid, it's good, now (possibly implemented in Nataru) we have to exercise again later," he said.

For your information, at the momentum of Lebaran 2023, the government together with the toll road business entity (BUJT) of the Ministry of PUPR had implemented a policy of discounting toll rates to reduce vehicle density at the peak of holidays.

The toll tariff discount, which was originally only 6 segments, was then expanded to a total of 12 segments.

The sections that previously applied toll tariff discounts were the Jakarta-Cikampek, Tangerang-Merak, Cibitung-Cilincing Toll Road, Bakauheni-Terbanggi Besar Toll Road, Terbanggi Besar-Pematang Panggang-Kayu Agung, and Kayu Agung-Palembang-Betung Toll Road.

Then, the Batang-Semarang Toll Road which is managed by PT Jasamarga Semarang Batang, Pemalang-Batang Toll Road which is managed by PT Pemalang Batang Toll Road, Pejagan-Pemalang Toll Road which is managed by PT Pejagan Pemalang Toll Road.

Furthermore, the Kanci-Pejagan Toll Road is managed by PT Semesta Marga Raya, the Palimanan-Kanci Toll Road which is managed by PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk, and the Cikampek (Cikopo)-Palimanan Toll Road which is managed by PT Lintas Marga Sedaya.

The absorption of the furthest toll tariff discount is given at 20 percent, namely on six sections of the Trans Java Toll Road from Semarang to Jakarta.